The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 20, 2053
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
6:38 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1609
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 | 8.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 158.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 43m / -14.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.42° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.80° / -4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.79° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.