The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 22, 2140
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 AM
9:00 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2685
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 | 34.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 128.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 29m / -5.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.84° / 3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.65° / -3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.25° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.