The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 23, 1982
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 AM
4:22 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 730
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 | 343.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.1° / 187.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 12m / -21.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.58° / 0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.95° / 0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.93° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.