The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 24, 1922
Waning Crescent
10.2% 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
4:58 AM
3:07 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -12
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 209.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 48m / -18.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.16° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.72° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.