The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 24, 1985
Waxing Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
9:22 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 768
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 122.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 17m / -9.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.40° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.89° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.72° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.