The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 24, 2014
Last Quarter
45.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 AM
11:59 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.0%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1126
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.3° / 251.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 33m / -14.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.57° / 0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.16° / -0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.46° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.