The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 21, 2178
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 AM
8:32 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3155
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 133.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 10m / -7.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.84° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.93° / -4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.80° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.