The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 20, 2152
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 PM
6:42 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2833
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 | 160.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.9° / 9.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 25.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.60° / 2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / -2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.53° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.