The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 22, 2189
Waxing Crescent
33.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 AM
11:49 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.3%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3291
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 | 70.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 95.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 56m / 1.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.37° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.04° / 6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.13° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.