The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 23, 1928
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 AM
6:35 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 63
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 156.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -20.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.19° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.34° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.