The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 20, 2173
First Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 AM
12:27 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3093
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.9° / 78.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 47m / 12.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.05° / 1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.89° / -0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.22° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.