The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 24, 2161
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
4:24 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2944
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 189.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 10m / -19.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.37° / 2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.95° / -3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.17° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.