The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 23, 1987
Waning Crescent
41.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 AM
11:56 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.8%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 792
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 | 279.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 246.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 38m / -17.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.72° / -2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.29° / 3.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.14° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.