The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, January 24, 2033

Waning Crescent

40.7% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
35°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
40.7%
Age
23.3 days
Distance
393,900 km
Apparent size
30.3′
Constellation
Libra
Lunation number
1361

Events on this date

  1. Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun280.90°
Phase angle100.74°
Illuminated fraction40.68%
Altitude / azimuth2.8° / 247.3°
Right ascension / declination14h 56m / -14.86°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude225.92° / 1.81°
Libration in longitude / latitude-7.01° / -1.52°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-107.26° / 1.52°
Position angle of the axis18.3°
Position angle of the bright limb107.0°
Apparent magnitude-9.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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