The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 PM
7:29 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1250
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 | 168.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.9° / 0.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 41m / 26.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.50° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.74° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.4° |
| 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.