The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 22, 1964
First Quarter
55.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 PM
12:57 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.6%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 508
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 | 96.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.7° / 73.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 29m / 9.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.98° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.80° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.21° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.