The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 22, 2177
Waning Crescent
40.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 AM
11:46 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.5%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3142
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 | 281.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.4° / 244.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 40m / -20.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.18° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / 7.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.50° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.