The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 24, 2104
Waning Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
2:25 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2239
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 | 319.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 211.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -24.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.06° / -0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.82° / 2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.72° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.