The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 20, 2175
Waning Crescent
5.2% 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
6:27 AM
3:15 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3117
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 | 334.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.5° / 195.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 21m / -27.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.66° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.83° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.