The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 20, 2101
Waning Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 PM
10:25 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2202
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 | 243.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.0° / 279.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 11m / -4.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.19° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / 4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.14° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.