The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 21, 2154
First Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 AM
12:47 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2858
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 75.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 02m / 13.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.07° / 0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.93° / -0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.85° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.