The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 23, 2139
Last Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 AM
11:25 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2672
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 | 273.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.2° / 250.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 12m / -18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.06° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.89° / 7.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.03° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.