The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 20, 1914
Waning Crescent
31.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 AM
12:24 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.6%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -111
Events on this date
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Jupiter 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 | 291.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 235.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -22.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.60° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.45° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.66° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.