The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 20, 2146
Waxing Gibbous
59.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 PM
1:28 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.6%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2759
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 | 100.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.0° / 69.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 11.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.41° / -3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / 5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.39° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.