The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 24, 2142
Waning Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
3:45 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2709
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 197.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 38m / -21.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.88° / 1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.63° / -1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.35° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.