The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 20, 1908
Waning Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 PM
9:16 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -185
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 | 203.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.5° / 322.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 43m / 17.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.39° / 3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.78° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.65° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.