The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 22, 2200
First Quarter
46.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:28 AM
12:16 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3427
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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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 | 85.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.0° / 79.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 44m / 11.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.14° / 0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.19° / -0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.88° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.