The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 24, 2189
First Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
12:48 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3291
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.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.0° / 75.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 23m / 11.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.13° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.49° / 4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.80° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| 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.