The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 23, 2064
Waxing Crescent
22.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 AM
10:52 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.8%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1745
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 104.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 56m / 2.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.36° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.76° / -3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.94° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.