The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 20, 2005
Waxing Gibbous
81.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 PM
4:12 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.2%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1015
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 | 128.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.8° / 41.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 25.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.31° / 3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / -3.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.92° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.