The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 23, 2118
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
7:40 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2413
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 143.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 54m / -15.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.31° / -2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / 4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.83° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.