The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 22, 2104
Waning Crescent
28.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 AM
12:42 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.7%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2239
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 | 295.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.9° / 233.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 36m / -22.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.10° / -3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.47° / 4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.36° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.