The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 22, 2087
Waning Gibbous
85.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 PM
9:27 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.4%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2029
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 | 224.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 296.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 07m / 0.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.70° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.31° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.17° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.