The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 24, 2080
Waxing Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 AM
8:18 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1943
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 | 29.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 135.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 27m / -13.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.68° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.51° / 5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.08° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.