The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 22, 2024
Waxing Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 PM
5:44 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1250
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.0° / 24.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 48m / 28.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.44° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.62° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.00° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.