The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 22, 2100
Waxing Gibbous
86.6% 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
1:56 PM
5:06 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.6%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2190
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 | 137.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.7° / 31.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 28.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.96° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.95° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.