The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 22, 1998
Waning Crescent
32.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 AM
1:07 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.2%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 928
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 | 291.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 240.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 30m / -13.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.53° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.98° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.39° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.