The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 24, 2088
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
6:57 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2042
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 | 10.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 155.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -11.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.06° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.75° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 231.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.