The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 20, 2078
First Quarter
47.8% 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
11:50 AM
12:13 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.8%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1918
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 | 87.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.4° / 80.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 49m / 8.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.32° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.91° / 3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.91° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.