The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 20, 2076
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 PM
7:36 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1893
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.3° / 354.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 22.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.26° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.29° / -1.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.46° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.