The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 23, 1913
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 PM
8:50 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -123
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.3° / 331.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 27m / 18.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.12° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.32° / -3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.62° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.