The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 20, 2156
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 AM
2:59 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2882
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 198.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 06m / -28.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.42° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.03° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.0° |
| 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.