The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 22, 2099
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
6:56 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2178
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 | 14.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 151.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -19.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.58° / -3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.44° / 5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.64° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.1° |
| 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.