The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 23, 2031
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
6:41 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1337
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 159.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 48m / -13.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.72° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / -5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.16° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 227.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.