The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 23, 1979
Waning Crescent
27.2% 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
2:50 AM
1:28 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 693
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 | 297.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 234.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 58m / -15.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.50° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.01° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.78° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.