The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 23, 2168
Waxing Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 PM
6:47 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3031
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 | 165.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.8° / 4.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 21.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.20° / -0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.55° / 1.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.32° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.