The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 20, 2061
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 AM
4:30 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1707
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 180.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 30m / -26.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.11° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / 7.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.54° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 53.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.