The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 23, 2017
Waning Crescent
17.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 AM
2:18 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1163
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 | 311.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 222.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 57m / -17.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.03° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.71° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.38° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.