The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 20, 1976
Waning Gibbous
84.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 PM
9:38 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.1%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 656
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,900 km.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 226.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.8° / 295.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 1.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.66° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.28° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.