The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 20, 2050
Waning Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
3:05 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1571
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 | 325.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.3° / 207.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 43m / -21.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.03° / 2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.30° / -2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.07° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.0° |
| 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.