The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 24, 2120
Waning Crescent
40.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:51 AM
11:45 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.3%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2437
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 | 281.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.6° / 243.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 45m / -21.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.23° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.74° / 7.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.41° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| 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.