The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 20, 1904
Waxing Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
8:41 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -234
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 130.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 14m / -8.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.31° / 2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / -2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.90° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.