The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 24, 1929
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 PM
7:36 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 75
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 | 171.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 356.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 56m / 25.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.12° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.39° / -4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.41° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.