The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 20, 2167
Waning Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 AM
5:17 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3018
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 175.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 43m / -19.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.08° / 1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.93° / -1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.52° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.