The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 20, 2147
Waning Gibbous
87.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 PM
9:46 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.8%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2771
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 | 220.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 303.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 51m / 7.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.25° / 0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / 0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.99° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.