The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 20, 1912
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 AM
6:43 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -135
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 153.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 07m / -21.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.89° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.68° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.58° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.