The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 20, 2079
Waning Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 PM
10:06 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1930
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 | 221.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.8° / 303.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 10.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.68° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.12° / -4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.47° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.