The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 20, 1905
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 PM
6:58 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -222
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 | 172.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.6° / 357.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 33m / 17.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.13° / -3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / 5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.18° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.