The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Waxing Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
9:19 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1238
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 124.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 09m / -9.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.50° / -4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.83° / 6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.30° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.