The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 24, 1983
Waxing Gibbous
76.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 PM
3:14 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.1%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 743
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 | 121.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.7° / 49.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 18.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.49° / -2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.86° / 4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.12° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| 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.