The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 23, 2186
Waxing Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 AM
8:39 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3254
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 131.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 40m / -11.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.17° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.39° / 4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.10° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.