The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 23, 2199
Waning Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 AM
2:36 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3414
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 | 318.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 213.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 26m / -20.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.05° / 2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / -2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.42° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.