The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 24, 2177
Waning Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
1:02 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3142
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 | 303.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 225.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 22m / -25.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.10° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.73° / 6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.85° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.