The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 20, 2040
First Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
12:05 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1448
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 82.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 41m / 6.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.75° / -3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.73° / 5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.50° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.