The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 22, 2174
Waning Gibbous
81.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 PM
10:07 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.7%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3105
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 | 230.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.9° / 292.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / 2.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.61° / 0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.07° / 0.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.46° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.