The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 23, 2080
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
7:15 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1943
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 147.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.52° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.58° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.27° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.