The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 20, 2024
Waxing Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 PM
3:31 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1250
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 121.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.9° / 47.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 55m / 23.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.66° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.29° / -3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.28° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.