The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 23, 2156
Waxing Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 AM
7:00 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2883
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 | 13.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 152.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -18.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.92° / -2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.36° / 4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.40° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.