The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 24, 2031
Waxing Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
7:54 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1337
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 | 20.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 143.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -8.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.45° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.97° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.