The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 24, 1958
Waxing Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 AM
10:33 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 434
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 108.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / 1.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.52° / 3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.31° / -3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.88° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.