The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 20, 2184
First Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 PM
12:42 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3229
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 | 93.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 76.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 11m / 8.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.53° / -3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.72° / 5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.97° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.