The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 22, 2072
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
8:08 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1844
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 137.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 01m / -10.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.82° / 1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.66° / -1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.78° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.