The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 23, 2121
Waxing Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 AM
11:35 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2450
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 | 63.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 97.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 19m / 7.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.20° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.75° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.70° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.