The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 24, 1988
Waxing Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 805
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 75.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 88.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 07m / 9.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.94° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.36° / -1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.80° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.