The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 23, 2177
Waning Crescent
31.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 AM
12:21 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.3%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3142
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 | 292.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.8° / 234.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 31m / -23.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.21° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.98° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.67° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.