The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 22, 2082
Waning Crescent
36.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 AM
12:00 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.9%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1967
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 | 285.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 240.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -22.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.51° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.93° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.80° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.