The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 20, 2123
Waning Crescent
39.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:53 AM
12:01 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.4%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2474
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.0° / 244.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 36m / -19.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.48° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.07° / 5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.83° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.