The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 24, 1940
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 PM
7:07 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 211
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.9° / 352.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 04m / 15.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.89° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.41° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.16° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 223.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.