The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Waxing Crescent
2.4% 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
8:16 AM
7:31 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1102
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 | 17.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 147.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -9.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.21° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.77° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.