The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 24, 2018
First Quarter
47.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
12:15 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.7%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1176
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.1° / 80.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 06m / 7.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.87° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.64° / 7.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.56° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.