The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 24, 2159
Waxing Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 AM
11:15 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2920
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 | 59.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 100.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 08m / 6.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.31° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.06° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.