The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 23, 1961
First Quarter
50.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 PM
12:33 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 471
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 78.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 12m / 8.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.86° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.88° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.97° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.