The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 24, 2169
Waning Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
2:46 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3043
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 | 322.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 208.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 50m / -22.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.61° / 0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / -0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.50° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.