The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 23, 2086
Waxing Gibbous
67.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:28 PM
2:32 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.2%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2017
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 | 109.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 57.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 24m / 21.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.13° / 2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.71° / -2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.06° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.