The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 20, 1926
First Quarter
47.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
12:09 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.7%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 38
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.2° / 82.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 48m / 5.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.07° / -5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.77° / 7.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.98° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.