The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 22, 2162
Waxing Crescent
42.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
12:00 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.7%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2957
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 82.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 26m / 11.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.10° / 2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.62° / -2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.31° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.