The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 20, 2161
Waning Crescent
28.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 AM
12:51 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.9%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2944
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 234.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 33m / -20.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.98° / -1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.15° / 2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.44° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.