The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 24, 1957
Waning Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 AM
12:43 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 421
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 237.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 34m / -19.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.88° / -0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.62° / 0.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.22° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.