The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 23, 1915
First Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 AM
1:18 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -98
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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.1° / 69.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 15m / 18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.82° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.68° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.93° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.