The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 20, 2043
Waxing Gibbous
75.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
3:25 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.5%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1485
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 | 120.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.0° / 48.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 24.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.10° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.57° / -4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.49° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.