The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 20, 1975
First Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 AM
12:47 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 644
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.1° / 74.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 50m / 14.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.85° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.39° / -3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.10° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.