The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 22, 1983
First Quarter
55.2% 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
12:21 PM
12:58 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.2%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 743
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 | 95.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.0° / 73.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 28m / 10.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.95° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.02° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.41° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| 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.