The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 20, 1956
First Quarter
47.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:20 AM
12:25 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 409
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.5° / 77.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 33m / 13.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.54° / 3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.50° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.90° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.