The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 23, 2057
Waning Gibbous
91.4% 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
8:44 PM
9:43 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1658
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 310.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 46m / 12.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.14° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.70° / -4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.30° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.