The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 20, 2087
Waning Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 PM
8:29 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2029
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.4° / 322.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 33m / 9.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.49° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.91° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.