The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 23, 2129
Waxing Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 AM
9:49 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2549
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 117.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 24m / -5.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.44° / -1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.42° / 3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.34° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.