The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 22, 2171
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 PM
8:38 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3068
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 | 189.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 338.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 02m / 21.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.55° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / -5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.53° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.