The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 22, 1947
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 AM
5:54 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 298
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jan 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 163.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 37m / -22.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.74° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / 6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.73° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.