The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 24, 1998
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 AM
2:32 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 928
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 | 314.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 218.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 14m / -17.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.08° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.66° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.75° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.