The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 23, 2044
Waning Crescent
34.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 AM
12:13 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.0%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1497
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 | 288.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.7° / 237.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 14m / -22.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.19° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.83° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.35° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.