The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 20, 2097
First Quarter
45.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:40 AM
12:01 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2153
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 | 84.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.1° / 82.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 39m / 8.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.88° / -1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.74° / 3.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.10° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.