The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 20, 2140
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:12 AM
6:36 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2685
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 | 8.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 158.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -16.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.78° / 1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / -0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.62° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.