The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 21, 2180
Waning Crescent
29.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 AM
12:50 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.7%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3179
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 | 294.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 235.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 31m / -19.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.39° / -0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.31° / 1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.26° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.