The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 23, 2104
Waning Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 AM
1:29 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2239
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 307.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 222.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 32m / -24.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.88° / -2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.85° / 3.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.54° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.