The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 23, 2194
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
7:09 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3353
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 150.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 27m / -16.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.13° / -1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.87° / 2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.78° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.