The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 24, 2131
Waning Crescent
20.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
1:50 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.9%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2573
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 | 305.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.3° / 226.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 35m / -18.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.95° / 3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.60° / -3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.87° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.