The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 21, 2198
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 PM
6:26 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3402
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 | 161.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 9.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 58m / 20.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.66° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / 3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.38° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.