The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 1, 1922
Waxing Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
8:52 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -12
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 128.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 22m / -11.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.26° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.91° / -4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.72° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.