The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 23, 1996
Waxing Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
9:46 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 904
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 118.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 07m / -2.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.86° / 2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.97° / -2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.63° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.