The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 22, 1936
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 AM
4:00 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 161
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 | 339.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 191.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 46m / -23.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.64° / -0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.88° / 1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.77° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.