The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 24, 2000
Waning Gibbous
84.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 PM
10:12 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.2%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 953
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 226.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.3° / 297.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 33m / 7.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.91° / 3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.39° / -4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.02° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.