The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 22, 2102
Waxing Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
10:14 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2215
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 | 49.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 112.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 23m / -0.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.30° / 3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.12° / -3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.67° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.