The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 24, 2043
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 PM
7:43 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1485
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 | 172.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.9° / 355.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 01m / 25.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.27° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / -5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.97° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 310.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.