The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 22, 2129
Waxing Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 AM
8:40 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2549
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 131.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 28m / -10.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.92° / -0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.02° / 1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.52° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.