The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 24, 2071
Waning Crescent
34.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
12:49 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.7%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1831
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 | 288.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.7° / 242.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 25m / -15.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.84° / 3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / -3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.69° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.