The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Waxing Crescent
20.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 AM
10:31 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.4%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1238
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 110.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 01m / -3.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.94° / -3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.18° / 5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.11° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.