The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 23, 2167
Waxing Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
8:29 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3019
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 133.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 27m / -11.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.14° / -1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / 3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.91° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.