The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 22, 2081
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
5:47 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1955
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 | 145.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.8° / 23.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 55m / 28.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.92° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.60° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.