The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 20, 1958
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
6:45 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 434
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 157.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 41m / -13.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.19° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.73° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.62° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 230.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.