The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 23, 2178
Waxing Crescent
19.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
10:30 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.4%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3155
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 | 51.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 108.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 37m / 2.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.79° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.43° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.