The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 24, 2186
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 AM
9:40 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3254
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.4° / 119.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 28m / -7.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.67° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.00° / 5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.91° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| 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.