The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 22, 2105
Waxing Crescent
43.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 AM
12:00 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.2%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2252
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 | 82.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.6° / 81.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 25m / 13.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.53° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.72° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.56° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.