The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 23, 2047
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 AM
3:16 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1534
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 199.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 21m / -25.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.84° / -1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.47° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.49° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.