The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 20, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
95.3% 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
3:28 PM
6:22 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.3%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1522
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 | 155.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.3° / 15.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 26m / 26.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.82° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.12° / -3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.49° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.