The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 20, 2122
Waxing Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 PM
6:17 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2462
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 | 156.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.9° / 14.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 29m / 24.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.56° / 0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.11° / -0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.60° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| 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.