The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 23, 1935
Waning Gibbous
86.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 PM
9:31 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.1%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 149
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 223.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 298.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 05m / 1.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.59° / -3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.91° / 5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.24° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.