The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 23, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
76.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 PM
3:41 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.4%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3093
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 | 121.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.2° / 46.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 24.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.87° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / -4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.76° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.