The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 23, 2002
Waxing Gibbous
69.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 PM
2:31 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.2%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 978
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 | 112.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.5° / 57.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 16.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.01° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.35° / 4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.46° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.