The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 22, 2183
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
4:29 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3216
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 191.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 57m / -17.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.60° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.55° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.