The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 20, 2038
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 PM
7:25 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1423
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.2° of each other in the sky.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 8:45 PM, is deepest at 10:48 PM and ends at 12:51 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.7° / 355.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 47m / 21.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.80° / 0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / 0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.89° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.