The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 20, 2048
Waxing Crescent
29.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 AM
11:36 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.3%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1547
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 | 65.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 96.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 12m / 7.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.58° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.96° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.14° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.