The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 23, 2081
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% 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
3:47 PM
6:49 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1955
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 159.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.3° / 9.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 02m / 27.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.73° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.85° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.47° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.