The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 21, 2167
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 AM
6:18 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3019
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 161.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 38m / -17.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.20° / 0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.93° / 0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.29° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.