The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 22, 2127
Waxing Gibbous
70.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 PM
2:34 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.0%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2524
Events on this date
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.2° / 58.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 15.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.60° / -3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.19° / 5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.89° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.