The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 23, 2053
Waxing Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 AM
9:36 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1609
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 | 42.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 119.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 11m / -4.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.94° / 0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.61° / -0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.23° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.