The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 20, 1969
Waxing Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:41 AM
8:44 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 570
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 | 34.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 130.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 29m / -12.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.53° / -2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.58° / 3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.14° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.