The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 20, 2042
Waning Crescent
2.0% 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
7:12 AM
4:07 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1472
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 | 344.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 184.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 09m / -27.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.26° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.50° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.73° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.