The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 20, 2117
Waning Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 PM
9:38 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2400
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,600 km.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.9° / 314.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 21m / 14.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.99° / 3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.25° / -4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.95° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.4° |
| 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.