The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 20, 2103
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 PM
6:03 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2227
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 | 151.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 18.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 25.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.85° / 1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / -1.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.40° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.