The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 22, 2148
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
7:23 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2784
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 | 17.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 148.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 29m / -14.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.74° / 0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.28° / 0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.92° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.