The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 23, 2115
Waning Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 AM
3:27 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2375
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 194.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 37m / -26.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.20° / -3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.28° / 4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.02° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.