The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 21, 2187
Waxing Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 PM
4:34 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3266
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 | 137.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.1° / 34.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 20.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.54° / -2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.71° / 4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.78° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.