The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 20, 2120
Waning Gibbous
79.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 PM
10:04 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.7%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2437
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 | 233.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 289.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / 0.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.39° / -2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.78° / 4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.79° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.