The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 22, 1934
First Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 AM
1:01 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 137
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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 71.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 02m / 17.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.50° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.35° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.29° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.