The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 24, 1937
Waxing Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 PM
5:59 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 174
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 | 154.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 17.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 36m / 21.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.44° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / 2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.99° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.