The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 24, 2056
First Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 PM
12:25 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1646
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.6° / 79.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 10m / 7.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.92° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.77° / 7.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.12° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.