The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 22, 2149
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 PM
6:43 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2796
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 | 165.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.4° / 5.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 20.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.24° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / 2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.14° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.