The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 20, 2137
Waning Crescent
1.7% 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
7:17 AM
4:16 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 360,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2647
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 183.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 14m / -27.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.51° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.24° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.41° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.9° |
| 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.