The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 22, 2048
First Quarter
48.2% 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
11:14 AM
12:37 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1547
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 76.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 45m / 16.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.09° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.22° / -5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.80° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.