The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 20, 2059
First Quarter
49.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 AM
12:22 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.3%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1683
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.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.2° / 79.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 55m / 8.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.67° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.47° / 4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.71° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.