The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Waning Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 PM
9:14 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1225
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 327.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 32m / 19.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.00° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.92° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.15° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.