The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 23, 2188
Waning Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 AM
1:35 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3278
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 | 303.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.0° / 227.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 22m / -19.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.07° / 1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.23° / -1.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.96° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.