The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 24, 1978
Full Moon
99.7% 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
6:23 PM
7:37 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 681
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 | 184.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.9° / 343.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 39m / 13.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.57° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.14° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.42° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 154.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.