The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 20, 1944
Waning Crescent
29.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 AM
2:21 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 260
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 | 293.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 226.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 29m / -13.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.38° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.77° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.24° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.