The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 23, 2075
First Quarter
47.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
12:15 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.5%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1881
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.0° / 81.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 02m / 6.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.75° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.06° / 7.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.47° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.