The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 23, 1960
Waning Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 AM
1:26 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 458
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 | 297.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 234.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -15.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.97° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.97° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.