The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 23, 2151
Waxing Crescent
29.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 AM
11:24 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.3%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2821
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 | 65.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 100.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 40m / -1.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.64° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.52° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.59° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| 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.