The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 22, 2121
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 AM
10:22 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2450
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 | 50.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 111.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 27m / 0.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.72° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / -4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.88° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.