The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 24, 2109
Waning Crescent
41.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 AM
12:28 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.0%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2301
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 | 280.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.4° / 248.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -12.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.08° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.67° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.13° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.