The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Waxing Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 PM
4:28 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1151
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 | 138.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.6° / 35.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 17.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.33° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.69° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.