The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 23, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
57.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 AM
1:37 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.6%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1547
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 | 98.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.0° / 66.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 33m / 19.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.02° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.99° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.64° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.