The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 24, 1924
Waning Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 PM
9:19 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 13
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 | 212.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 311.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 30m / 9.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.65° / 0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / 0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.00° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.