The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 24, 2052
Waning Crescent
42.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 AM
12:16 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.4%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1596
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.3° / 249.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 46m / -13.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.36° / 2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.58° / -2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.88° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| 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.