The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 20, 2052
Waning Gibbous
78.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 PM
10:10 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.7%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1596
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.5° / 288.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / 0.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.46° / -1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.46° / 3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.27° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.2° |
| 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.