The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 21, 2175
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 AM
4:25 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3117
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 | 346.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 182.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 22m / -26.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.43° / -3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / 6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.02° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.