The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 23, 2026
Waxing Crescent
23.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
11:02 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.8%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1275
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 103.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 04m / 2.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.00° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / -1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.38° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.