The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 24, 2079
Last Quarter
52.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 AM
11:35 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.0%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1930
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.7° / 257.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 02m / -12.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.68° / 0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.16° / 0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.06° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.