The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 23, 2112
Waning Crescent
35.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 AM
12:55 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.2%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2338
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 287.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.9° / 243.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -13.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.20° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.05° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.88° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.