The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 20, 1902
Waxing Gibbous
85.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
4:22 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.6%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -259
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 135.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.5° / 37.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 19.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.20° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.01° / 4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.15° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.1° |
| 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.