The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 24, 1990
Waning Crescent
4.9% 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
6:26 AM
3:28 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 829
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 194.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 41m / -26.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.24° / -3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / 5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.43° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.