The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 24, 1974
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
8:10 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 632
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 137.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 15m / -11.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.45° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.94° / -4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.71° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.