The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 23, 2062
Waxing Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:48 PM
6:51 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1720
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,500 km.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 9.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 02m / 27.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.67° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.28° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.28° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.