The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 17, 1923
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
6:28 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 160.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -15.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.73° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.66° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.