The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 23, 2180
Waning Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 AM
2:40 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3179
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 | 320.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 212.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 31m / -21.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.32° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.92° / -1.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.61° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.