The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 22, 2038
Waning Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 PM
9:00 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1423
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 | 200.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.4° / 325.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 46m / 16.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.10° / 2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.24° / -2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.36° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.