The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 21, 2170
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 AM
10:00 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3056
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 115.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 38m / -8.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.69° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.43° / 7.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.12° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.