The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 20, 2143
Waxing Crescent
18.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 AM
10:18 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.6%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2722
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 111.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 20m / 0.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.01° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.28° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.46° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.