The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 24, 1933
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
4:09 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 124
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 186.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 18m / -26.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.43° / -4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.78° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.20° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.