The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 23, 2089
Waxing Gibbous
88.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 PM
4:44 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.6%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2054
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 140.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.0° / 32.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 18.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.15° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.83° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.07° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.