The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 23, 2150
Waning Crescent
22.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 AM
1:40 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.5%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2808
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.1° / 228.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 24m / -18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.18° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.61° / -3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.51° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.