The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 24, 2102
Waxing Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2215
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 | 73.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 87.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 59m / 11.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.11° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.69° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.32° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.