The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 21, 2145
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 AM
4:30 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2746
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 | 341.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 190.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 55m / -17.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.18° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.19° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.93° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.