The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 24, 1964
Waxing Gibbous
77.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 PM
3:20 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.1%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 508
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 | 122.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.8° / 48.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 18.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.55° / -2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.60° / 4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.91° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.