The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 20, 2166
Waning Gibbous
82.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 PM
10:12 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.6%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3006
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 229.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.5° / 295.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 26m / 5.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.01° / 1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.12° / -1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.77° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.