The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 23, 2071
Waning Crescent
44.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 AM
12:12 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.1%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1831
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 | 276.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.8° / 251.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -12.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.71° / 2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.74° / -2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.52° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.