The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 20, 2080
Waning Crescent
1.9% 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
7:17 AM
4:07 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1942
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 | 345.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 184.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 10m / -27.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.58° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.32° / 7.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.16° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.