The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 23, 1922
Waning Crescent
16.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 AM
2:18 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.9%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -12
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 221.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 55m / -18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.61° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.58° / -5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.54° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.