The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 23, 2109
Last Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 AM
11:48 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2301
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 259.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 00m / -8.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.01° / 3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.79° / -3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.97° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.