The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 20, 2072
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
6:18 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1844
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 163.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -15.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.19° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.94° / -3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.16° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 225.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.