The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 23, 2069
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
6:43 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1807
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 | 7.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 159.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 51m / -12.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.64° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.07° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.55° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 225.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.