The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 23, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
77.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 PM
3:39 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.8%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2153
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 | 123.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.0° / 45.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 24m / 23.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.17° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.10° / -1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.65° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.