The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 20, 2135
Waxing Crescent
33.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 AM
11:53 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.8%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2623
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 | 70.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.1° / 94.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 44m / 2.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.15° / -1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.59° / 3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.81° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.