The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 21, 2160
Waxing Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 PM
6:07 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2932
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 | 155.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 15.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 22.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.96° / -0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.92° / 1.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.99° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.