The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 22, 2036
Waning Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 AM
1:31 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1398
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 | 297.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.4° / 234.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -15.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.02° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.38° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.84° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.