The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 20, 2083
Waxing Crescent
7.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 AM
8:37 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.5%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1980
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 132.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 16m / -9.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.50° / 1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.61° / -0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.67° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.