The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 20, 2091
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 AM
6:54 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2079
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 | 11.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 154.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -14.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.81° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.42° / -2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.36° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.5° |
| 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.