The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 20, 2031
Waning Crescent
9.0% 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
5:16 AM
3:03 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1336
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 206.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 42m / -21.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.72° / 1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.40° / -1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.27° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.