The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 21, 2186
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
6:41 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3254
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 155.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 02m / -17.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.74° / -0.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / 1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.47° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.