The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 22, 1944
Waning Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 AM
3:48 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 260
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 199.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 21m / -19.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.80° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.53° / -4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.60° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.