The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 24, 2148
Waxing Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
9:47 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2784
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 118.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 25m / -6.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.32° / -2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.10° / 4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.55° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.