The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 23, 2102
Waxing Crescent
26.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 AM
11:22 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.4%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2215
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 | 61.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 99.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / 5.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.92° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.63° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.50° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.