The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 24, 1993
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
7:52 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 867
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 142.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 47m / -8.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.13° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.93° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.40° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.