The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 20, 2023
Waning Crescent
2.3% 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
7:05 AM
4:03 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1237
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 186.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 02m / -27.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.73° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.87° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.94° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.