The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 20, 2191
Waning Crescent
28.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 AM
12:47 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.7%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3315
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 233.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 32m / -21.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.00° / -2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.79° / 3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.53° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.