The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 22, 2147
Waning Gibbous
72.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 PM
10:46 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.8%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2771
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 243.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.0° / 281.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 23m / 0.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.32° / 2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.83° / -2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.28° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.