The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 20, 1943
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 PM
8:04 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 248
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 171.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.6° / 342.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 18.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.25° / -2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.22° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.23° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.