The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 25, 2024
Full Moon
99.8% 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
5:36 PM
8:08 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1250
Events on this date
-
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 348.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 34m / 23.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.79° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.28° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.61° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 9.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.