The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 22, 2142
Waning Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 AM
2:00 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2709
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 218.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 56m / -22.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.31° / -0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.36° / 1.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.99° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.