The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 20, 2168
Waxing Gibbous
78.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 PM
3:21 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.4%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3031
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 124.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.9° / 48.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 14m / 17.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.74° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.07° / 6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.71° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.