The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 20, 1909
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
4:08 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -173
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 187.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 54m / -24.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.35° / -1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.43° / 2.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.46° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.