The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 20, 2085
Waning Crescent
32.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 AM
12:21 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.9%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2004
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 | 290.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.8° / 237.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 12m / -22.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.54° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.86° / 6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.55° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.