The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Waxing Gibbous
89.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 PM
4:58 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1114
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 | 141.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 31.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 39m / 20.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.04° / -2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.40° / 4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.09° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.