The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 23, 2068
Waning Gibbous
84.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 PM
9:31 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.1%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1794
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 | 226.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.4° / 294.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / -0.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.46° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.92° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.52° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.