The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 23, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
74.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 PM
3:11 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.3%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1448
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 | 118.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.1° / 51.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 01m / 19.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.26° / -0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.61° / 1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.03° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.