The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 23, 2176
Waxing Gibbous
92.6% 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
2:56 PM
5:56 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3130
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 | 148.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 21.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 27.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.84° / 3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.91° / -4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.92° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.