The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 23, 2124
Waxing Crescent
41.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.8%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2487
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.1° / 83.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 21m / 12.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.27° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.19° / -3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.76° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.