The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 24, 2150
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 AM
2:18 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2808
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 217.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 13m / -20.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.00° / 2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.73° / -2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.69° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.