The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 22, 2146
Waxing Gibbous
77.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 PM
3:19 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.1%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2759
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 | 122.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.3° / 49.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 16.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.32° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.32° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.10° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.