The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 23, 2094
First Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 PM
12:44 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2116
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.
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Saturn 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 | 92.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.5° / 76.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 25m / 9.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.95° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.13° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.68° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.