The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 20, 1931
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
7:28 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 100
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 | 21.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 144.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 40m / -18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.11° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.43° / 6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.75° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.