The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
7:39 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1275
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 | 21.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 143.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 42m / -15.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.57° / -1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / 2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.92° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.