The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 23, 1998
Waning Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 AM
1:47 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 928
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 | 302.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 230.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -16.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.12° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.52° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.57° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.