The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 22, 2004
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 AM
6:36 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1003
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 155.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 09m / -21.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.20° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / 7.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.48° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.