The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 24, 2053
Waxing Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 AM
10:38 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1609
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 | 54.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 108.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 00m / -0.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.81° / -0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / 1.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.05° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.