The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 20, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 PM
7:01 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3068
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 | 163.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.9° / 6.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 03m / 26.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.21° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / -3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.72° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.