The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 23, 2157
Waxing Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 PM
6:46 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2895
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 | 159.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.4° / 10.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 26.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.33° / 3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.35° / -3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.60° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.