The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 23, 2100
Waxing Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 PM
6:07 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2190
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.2° / 20.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 14m / 28.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.09° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.82° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| 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.