The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 22, 2160
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 PM
6:59 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 356,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2932
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,600 km.
Exact values
For Jan 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 0.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 19.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.12° / -1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.07° / 3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.87° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.