The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 19, 2023
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
2:54 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1237
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 201.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 54m / -27.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.64° / -3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / 5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.75° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.