The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 20, 2102
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
7:50 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2215
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 | 22.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 142.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 39m / -12.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.73° / 1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / -0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.05° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.