The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 20, 2055
Waning Crescent
43.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 AM
12:29 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.9%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1633
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 | 277.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.6° / 253.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 29m / -9.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.81° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.25° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.30° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.