The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 23, 2137
Waxing Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
8:10 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2648
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 137.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 13m / -13.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.53° / -1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.09° / 3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.02° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.