The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 24, 2013
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 PM
5:43 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1114
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 | 152.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 20.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 19.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.98° / -3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.70° / 5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.95° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.