The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 20, 2141
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 PM
6:14 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2697
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 | 156.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.9° / 14.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 33m / 23.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.50° / 0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.83° / 0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.79° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| 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.