The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Waning Crescent
29.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 AM
12:33 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.4%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1027
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.4° / 232.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 44m / -23.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.10° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.27° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.10° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.