The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 22, 2118
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
6:32 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2413
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 | 10.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 156.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -20.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.35° / -3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.16° / 5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.02° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.