The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 23, 1995
Last Quarter
55.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 AM
11:18 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.7%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 891
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.8° / 261.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 38m / -11.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.80° / -1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / 2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.50° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.