The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 22, 2181
First Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 AM
12:48 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3192
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.8° / 75.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 06m / 13.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.05° / 0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.12° / -0.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.52° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.