The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 22, 2157
Waxing Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 PM
5:55 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2895
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 | 147.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.1° / 22.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 02m / 27.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.51° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / -4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.73° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.