The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 22, 2176
Waxing Gibbous
85.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:51 PM
4:51 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.4%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3130
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 | 135.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.4° / 34.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 04m / 27.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.49° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.80° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.05° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.