The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 20, 2183
Waning Crescent
15.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
2:30 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3216
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 | 314.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 219.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 57m / -17.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.85° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.40° / -5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.18° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.