The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 21, 2165
Waxing Gibbous
73.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 PM
2:53 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.5%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2994
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 | 118.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.3° / 54.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 55m / 15.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.99° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.00° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.45° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.