The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 23, 2072
Waxing Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
9:04 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1844
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 | 37.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 126.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 47m / -6.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.61° / 0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.00° / -0.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.60° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.