The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 23, 2093
Waning Crescent
16.5% 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
4:06 AM
2:18 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.5%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2103
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 | 312.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 220.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 04m / -18.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.75° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.60° / -4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.45° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.