The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 24, 1986
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 PM
7:13 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 780
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 | 164.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.4° / 4.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 25m / 26.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.00° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.15° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.