The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 21, 2177
Last Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 AM
11:16 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3142
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.0° / 254.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 51m / -17.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.92° / -5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.95° / 7.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.34° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.