The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 21, 2143
Waxing Crescent
26.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
11:15 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.4%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2722
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 100.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 04m / 5.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.93° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.46° / -4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.29° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.