The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 20, 2176
Waxing Gibbous
65.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 PM
2:23 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.9%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3130
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 | 108.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 58.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 59m / 22.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.74° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.55° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.34° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.