The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 20, 2151
Waxing Crescent
7.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
8:20 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.5%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2821
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus 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 | 31.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 134.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 22m / -15.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.62° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.13° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.