The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 24, 2128
Last Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 AM
11:42 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2536
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 262.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 51m / -7.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.56° / 3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.86° / -3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.78° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.