The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 21, 2174
Waning Gibbous
88.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 PM
9:48 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.3%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3105
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 | 220.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 304.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 55m / 8.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.80° / 1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.60° / -1.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.32° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.