The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 23, 2091
Waxing Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 AM
9:46 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2079
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 117.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 22m / -4.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.51° / -0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.72° / 1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.80° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.