The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 24, 2047
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 AM
4:23 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1534
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 | 343.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 186.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 19m / -22.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.18° / -0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / 1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.68° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.