The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Waning Crescent
23.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 AM
1:15 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.3%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1237
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 228.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 48m / -21.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.68° / -1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.62° / 3.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.39° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.