The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 20, 2004
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
4:06 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1002
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 | 343.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 185.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 03m / -26.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.94° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.53° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.14° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.