The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 22, 2167
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 AM
7:22 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3019
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 147.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -15.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.56° / -0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / 1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.10° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.