The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 20, 1989
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 PM
7:15 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 817
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 | 166.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.1° / 3.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 15m / 26.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.76° / 3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.77° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.