The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 20, 2022
Waning Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 PM
9:44 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1225
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 210.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 314.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 22m / 15.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.56° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.59° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.28° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.