The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 23, 2006
Waning Crescent
39.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:54 AM
12:00 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.3%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1027
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 243.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -19.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.03° / -3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.17° / 4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.92° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.