The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 23, 2161
Waning Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 AM
3:26 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2944
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 | 330.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 201.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 17m / -21.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.05° / 1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / -1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.98° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.