The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 22, 2154
Waxing Gibbous
60.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 PM
1:48 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.7%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2858
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Jan 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.7° / 65.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 17.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.88° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.53° / -1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.69° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.