The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 20, 2164
Waning Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 AM
2:23 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2981
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 220.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 49m / -17.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.07° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / -4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.37° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| 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.