The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 22, 2026
Waxing Crescent
15.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:51 AM
9:54 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1275
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 | 45.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 116.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 17m / -3.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.65° / 0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / -0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.55° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.