The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 22, 2116
First Quarter
46.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:39 AM
12:13 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.5%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2388
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 80.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 45m / 9.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.69° / -1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.16° / 2.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.29° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.