The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 23, 2133
Waning Gibbous
90.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 PM
9:53 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.2%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2598
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 216.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.4° / 308.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 54m / 12.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.03° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.82° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.17° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.