The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 24, 2069
Waxing Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
7:53 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1807
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 | 20.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 143.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -8.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.02° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.72° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.36° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.