The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 23, 2169
Waning Crescent
16.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 AM
2:05 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.9%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3043
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 | 311.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 220.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 59m / -20.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.64° / 1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / -1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.32° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.