The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 22, 2159
Waxing Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
9:04 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2920
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 | 35.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 126.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 33m / -4.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.14° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.58° / -4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.42° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.