The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 22, 2053
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
8:36 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1609
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 132.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 22m / -8.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.26° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / -1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.42° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.