The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 15, 1923
Waning Crescent
2.4% 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
6:19 AM
4:31 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 0
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.4° / 189.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 31m / -18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.35° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.96° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.