The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 22, 1966
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 AM
6:35 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 533
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 155.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 11m / -21.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.69° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.40° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.91° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.