The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 23, 1901
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
9:36 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -271
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 120.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 53m / -1.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.97° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.30° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.