The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 24, 2167
Waxing Crescent
13.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:00 AM
9:36 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.8%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3019
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 120.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 20m / -7.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.90° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.55° / 4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.73° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.9° |
| 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.