The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 22, 1986
Waxing Gibbous
89.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 PM
5:25 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.3%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 780
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 | 141.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.6° / 27.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 27.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.30° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.32° / -4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.41° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.