The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 24, 2170
Waxing Crescent
43.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:40 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.8%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3056
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 | 82.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 84.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 48m / 6.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.47° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / 5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.61° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.