The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 22, 1903
Waning Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 AM
1:11 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -247
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 | 294.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.2° / 236.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -16.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.38° / 3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / -3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.56° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.