The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 24, 2175
Waxing Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
8:15 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3118
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 137.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 14m / -11.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.33° / -0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.54° / 1.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.41° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.