The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 23, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
56.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 PM
1:18 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.9%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2388
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 | 97.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 69.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 33m / 15.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.64° / 0.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.41° / 0.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.14° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.