The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 22, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
65.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 PM
2:09 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.6%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1448
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 | 108.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.9° / 61.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 14m / 16.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.32° / -1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.91° / 3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.18° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.