The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 24, 2191
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
4:45 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 356,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3315
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,700 km.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 178.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 52m / -26.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.04° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.08° / 7.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.27° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 48.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.