The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 24, 2004
Waxing Crescent
10.3% 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
9:54 AM
9:00 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1003
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 127.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -11.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.18° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.65° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.10° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.