The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 24, 1932
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 PM
8:47 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 112
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter 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 | 194.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 331.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 27m / 18.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.30° / 3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.69° / -3.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.42° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.