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HoroscopeView » Moon Phase 20 January 2023 – What is the Moon Phase for Today?

Moon Phase 20 January 2023 – What is the Moon Phase for Today?

By Astrologer on 2023-01-19 0

What is the Moon phase for today 20 January 2023? – The current moon phase for January 20th, 2023 is the Waning Gibbous. In this article, you will find more information about today’s moon phase 20 January 2023 such as illumination, the approximate distance from the Earth to the moon, and what is the moon sign and more.

What is the Moon Phase 20 January 2023?

Today the Moon will be in a Waning Crescent phase. This phase is easily viewable just before the sunrise in the western sky. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing little bit smaller each day until the New Moon. During this part of the Moon cycle, the Moon is getting very closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated today.

It can also be a great time to see the all these features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the moon’s illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a binoculars or telescope.

Moon Phase 20th January 2023 – Waning Crescent Phase

Moon phase 20 January 2023

Moon Phase Today January 20, 2023

Today, 20 January 2023, the Moon will be in a Waning Crescent phase. This phase is best and clearly viewed just before the sunrise in the western sky. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon occurs. During this part of the Moon cycle, the Moon is getting very closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated.

It can also be a great and perfect time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark-side, the craters and mountains cast long-shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.

20 January 2023 Moon Phase Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on January 20 2023 has an illumination of 3% percentage. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% percent a day. On January 20, 2023 the Moon is 27.93 –days old.

This refers to how many days it has been since the last New-Moon. It takes 29.53 –days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Moon Phase Details For January 20 2023

  • Phase: Waning Crescent
  • Illumination: 3%
  • Moon Age: 27.93 days
  • Moon Angle: 0.55
  • Moon Distance: 364,473.17 km
  • Sun Angle: 0.54
  • Sun Distance: 147,210,717.65 km

Waning Crescent is the lunar phase on 20th January 2023, Friday. Seen from Earth, illuminated fraction of the Moon surface is 3% percent and getting smaller. The 27 –days old Moon is in ♑ Capricorn.

Related:

New Moon January 2023

Full Moon January 2023

Moon Phase January 2023

For more information on the Moon-Cycle and on each moon phase check-out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Moon phase and Lunation details

5 days after Last Quarter

Previous main lunar phase is the Last Quarter before 5 days on 15 January 2023 at 02:10.

Moonrise and Moonset

Moon rises after midnight to early morning and sets in the afternoon. It is visible in the early morning low to the east.

Moon in ♑ Capricorn

Moon is passing about ∠11° of ♑ Capricorn tropical zodiac sector.

Apparent angular diameter ∠1967″

Lunar disc appears visually 0.9% wider than solar disc. Moon and Sun apparent angular diameters are ∠1967″ and ∠1950″.

Snow Moon after 16 days

Next Full Moon is the Snow Moon of February 2023 after 16 –days on 5 February 2023 at 18:29.

Upcoming main Moon Phases

  • New Moon in Capricorn ♑ after 1 day on 21 January 2023 at 20:53
  • First Quarter in Taurus ♉ after 8 days on 28 January 2023 at 15:19
  • Full Moon in Leo ♌ after 16 days on 5 February 2023 at 18:29
  • Last Quarter in Scorpio ♏ after 24 days on 13 February 2023 at 16:01

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