The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Waxing Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 AM
11:01 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1077
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 | 58.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 103.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 49m / 4.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.19° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.58° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.