The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 24, 2188
Waning Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 AM
2:17 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3278
Events on this date
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Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 215.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 18m / -22.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.21° / 0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / -0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.14° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.