The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 20, 2159
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 AM
6:56 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2920
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.4° / 154.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 59m / -14.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.86° / 2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / -1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.80° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.