The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 22, 2051
Waxing Gibbous
82.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 PM
4:00 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.2%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1584
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 | 130.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.1° / 42.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 19.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.73° / -2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.33° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.80° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.