The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 23, 2197
Waxing Crescent
25.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 AM
11:13 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.4%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3390
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 100.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 08m / 6.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.43° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.64° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.62° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.