The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 23, 1993
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 AM
6:53 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 867
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 155.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 02m / -12.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.13° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.01° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.59° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.