The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 20, 2178
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 AM
7:33 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3155
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 146.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -11.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.00° / 3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.67° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.98° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.