The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 24, 1980
First Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 PM
12:37 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 706
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.0° / 77.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 8.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.49° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.36° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.17° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.