The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 20, 2136
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 PM
9:05 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2635
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 | 198.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.7° / 328.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 27m / 19.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.02° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / -4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.62° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.