The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 20, 1992
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 PM
8:11 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 854
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 | 191.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.2° / 335.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 53m / 14.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.49° / -2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.34° / 4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.09° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.