The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 23, 2187
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 PM
6:48 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3266
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 | 165.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 4.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 22.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.04° / 0.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.81° / 0.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.52° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.