The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 23, 1947
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 AM
6:57 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 298
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 151.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -19.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.95° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.54° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.