The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 23, 2142
Waning Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
2:51 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2709
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 | 323.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 208.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 47m / -22.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.11° / 0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.00° / -0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.17° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.