The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 24, 2026
Waxing Crescent
33.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.7%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1275
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 | 70.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.7° / 91.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 8.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.57° / 3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / -3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.21° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.