The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 20, 2150
Last Quarter
49.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 AM
12:11 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.3%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2808
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.6° / 258.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 04m / -7.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.50° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.00° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.