The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 24, 1923
First Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 AM
12:12 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.4° / 82.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 51m / 8.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.74° / -3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.07° / 4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.41° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.