The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 23, 2191
Waning Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
3:27 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3315
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 | 336.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.1° / 193.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 44m / -27.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.76° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.08° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.