The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 20, 2127
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 PM
12:44 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2524
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.5° / 76.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 02m / 10.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.86° / -2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.45° / 3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.20° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.