The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, January 23, 2095

Waning Gibbous

90.7% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
64°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
90.7%
Age
17.3 days
Distance
404,400 km
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Leo
Lunation number
2128

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun215.34°
Phase angle35.55°
Illuminated fraction90.68%
Altitude / azimuth-21.8° / 309.4°
Right ascension / declination10h 51m / 12.62°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude159.30° / 4.90°
Libration in longitude / latitude0.29° / -5.61°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-34.72° / -0.99°
Position angle of the axis22.8°
Position angle of the bright limb106.5°
Apparent magnitude-11.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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