The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 22, 1953
First Quarter
55.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 AM
1:18 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.2%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 372
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 | 95.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.9° / 68.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 19.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.31° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.03° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.51° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.