The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 24, 1951
Waning Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 PM
8:51 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 347
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 | 197.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.5° / 328.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 16.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.29° / 2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.93° / -2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.21° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.