The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 26, 2023
Waxing Crescent
30.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 AM
11:41 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1238
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 97.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 51m / 3.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.88° / -2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.99° / 3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.94° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.