The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 23, 2052
Last Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 AM
11:42 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1596
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 258.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 59m / -10.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.56° / 1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.83° / -0.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.72° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.