The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 23, 1905
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 PM
9:17 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -222
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,200 km.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.3° / 311.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 29m / 9.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.63° / -0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.90° / 1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.20° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.