The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 24, 2039
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
5:52 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1436
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 165.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 38m / -21.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.39° / -3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.34° / 4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.37° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 320.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.