The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 23, 1985
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 AM
8:21 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 768
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 | 30.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 134.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 32m / -14.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.13° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.90° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.