The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 23, 2082
Waning Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 AM
12:39 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1967
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 | 298.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.1° / 229.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -25.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.19° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / 7.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.97° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.