The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 21, 2183
Waning Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 AM
3:26 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3216
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 | 327.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 205.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 56m / -18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.00° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.32° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.36° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.