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HoroscopeView » Moon Phase 24 January 2023 – What is the Moon Phase for Today?

Moon Phase 24 January 2023 – What is the Moon Phase for Today?

By Astrologer on 2023-01-21 0

What is the Moon phase for today 24 January 2023? – The current moon phase for January 24th, 2023 is the Waxing Crescent. In this article, you will find more information about today’s moon phase 24 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 24 January 2023?

Today the Moon will be in a Waxing 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 24th January 2023 – Waxing Crescent

Moon phase 24th January 2023

24 January 2023 Moon Phase Details  

  • Phase: Waxing Crescent
  • Illumination: 10%
  • Moon Age: 3.04 days
  • Moon Angle: 0.54
  • Moon Distance: 367,451.29 km
  • Sun Angle: 0.54
  • Sun Distance: 147,268,519.91 km

Moon Phase for January 24, 2023

Today, 24 January 2023, the Moon will be in a Waxing Crescent Phase. Best seen in the west after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset today. This is the first moon Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface.

The moon is close to the sun in the sky and mostly dark except for the right edge of the moon which becomes brighter as the days get very closer to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination.

24 January 2023 – Waxing Crescent Moon Phase

The Waxing Crescent on January 24 has an illumination of 10%. 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 24 the Moon is 3.04 -days old.

This means and 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.

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.

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