The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 20, 2107
Waning Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 AM
2:57 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2276
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 210.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 27m / -19.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.25° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / -4.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.13° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.