The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 23, 2036
Waning Crescent
18.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 AM
2:09 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.8%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1398
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 | 308.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 224.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 45m / -17.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.10° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.35° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.01° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.