The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 24, 2062
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 PM
7:44 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1720
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.4° / 354.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 08m / 24.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.78° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.13° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.16° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 313.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.