The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 24, 1970
Waning Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 PM
9:02 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 582
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 203.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 321.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 02m / 13.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.76° / 1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.72° / -0.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.99° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.