The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 21, 2199
Waning Crescent
31.9% 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
2:31 AM
12:43 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3414
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.5° / 237.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 22m / -18.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.06° / -0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / 1.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.06° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.