The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 20, 2047
Waning Crescent
30.6% 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
2:50 AM
12:27 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1534
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 | 293.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.7° / 234.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -23.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.66° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.64° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.95° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.