The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 22, 2115
Waning Crescent
9.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
2:39 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.5%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2375
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 | 324.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.9° / 206.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 44m / -25.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.36° / -2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.00° / 3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.83° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.