The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 24, 2139
Waning Crescent
36.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
11:57 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.9%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2672
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 | 285.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.6° / 240.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 03m / -22.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.64° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.46° / 7.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.20° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.