The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 24, 2085
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
4:33 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2004
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 186.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 23m / -21.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.36° / 0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / -0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.29° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.