The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 20, 2124
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:32 AM
9:47 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2487
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 | 44.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 117.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -1.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.44° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.70° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.28° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.