The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 20, 1993
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
3:54 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 866
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 | 336.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 194.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 32m / -21.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.42° / 1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / -1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.85° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.