The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 23, 2038
Waning Gibbous
91.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 PM
9:40 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.5%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1423
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 310.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 43m / 12.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.54° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.10° / -4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.49° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.