The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 23, 2145
Waxing Crescent
0.6% 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
7:46 AM
6:40 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2747
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 159.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 49m / -12.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.20° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / -5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.69° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 227.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.