The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 20, 2098
Waning Gibbous
84.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 PM
10:11 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.9%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2165
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 225.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.4° / 299.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / 8.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.92° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.11° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.28° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.