The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 21, 2191
Waning Crescent
19.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 AM
1:28 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.0%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3315
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 | 308.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 221.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 32m / -25.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.14° / -3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.80° / 5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.71° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.