The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 20, 2126
Waning Crescent
8.1% 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
5:16 AM
3:22 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2511
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 205.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 50m / -19.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.64° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / -4.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.94° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.