The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 20, 2118
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 AM
4:10 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2412
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 | 345.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 184.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 10m / -27.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.52° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.44° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.60° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.