The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 20, 1947
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 AM
4:00 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 297
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 | 341.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.3° / 188.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 52m / -25.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.75° / -2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.26° / 4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.90° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.