The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 22, 1999
Waxing Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
11:14 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 941
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 102.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 24m / -1.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.96° / -3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.13° / 5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.70° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.