The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 24, 2058
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
5:58 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1671
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° 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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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 164.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 45m / -21.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.76° / -3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.53° / 5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.83° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 313.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.