The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 23, 1952
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 AM
1:44 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 359
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 | 314.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 214.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 02m / -27.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.23° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.51° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.63° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.