The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 24, 1934
Waxing Gibbous
71.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 PM
3:10 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.2%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 137
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 | 115.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 51.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 25.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.05° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.58° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.99° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.