The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 21, 2172
Waning Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 AM
1:35 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3080
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 | 309.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 220.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 36m / -24.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.93° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.80° / 4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.90° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.