The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 22, 1996
Waxing Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 AM
8:38 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 904
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 | 30.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 132.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 12m / -7.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.43° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.63° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.82° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.