The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 21, 2159
Waxing Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
8:00 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2920
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 | 24.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 140.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -10.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.39° / 3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / -3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.61° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.