The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 23, 2074
Waning Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 AM
2:27 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1868
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 | 314.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 218.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 11m / -18.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.36° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.24° / -4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.63° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.