The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 23, 1992
Waning Gibbous
80.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 PM
9:46 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.0%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 854
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 | 233.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 287.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / -3.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.03° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.10° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.48° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.