The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 22, 2061
Waxing Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 AM
6:48 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1708
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 | 13.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 153.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -20.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.23° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.74° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.08° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.