The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 21, 2151
Waxing Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 AM
9:21 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2821
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.6° / 122.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 08m / -11.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.78° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / 7.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.94° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.