The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 22, 1960
Waning Crescent
38.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 AM
12:41 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 458
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 246.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 57m / -12.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.68° / 3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.50° / -4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.80° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.