The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 24, 2166
Last Quarter
47.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 AM
12:10 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.7%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3006
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.4° / 255.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 27m / -9.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.52° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / -5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.37° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.