The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 23, 2061
Waxing Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
7:58 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1708
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 | 25.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 139.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 13m / -15.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.62° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.89° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.