The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 22, 1902
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 PM
6:19 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -259
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.8° / 8.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 00m / 18.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.37° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.66° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.89° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.