The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 20, 2105
Waxing Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
10:50 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2252
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 105.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 39m / 3.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.41° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.63° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.90° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.