The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, January 23, 2037

Waxing Crescent

41.2% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
55°
Moonset
–
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
41.2%
Age
7.3 days
Distance
397,900 km
Apparent size
30.0′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
1411

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun79.61°
Phase angle100.19°
Illuminated fraction41.15%
Altitude / azimuth3.3° / 87.6°
Right ascension / declination1h 35m / 4.40°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude23.65° / -5.14°
Libration in longitude / latitude-5.91° / 7.45°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude93.93° / 0.14°
Position angle of the axis338.3°
Position angle of the bright limb249.7°
Apparent magnitude-9.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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