The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 24, 2103
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 PM
8:22 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2227
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.5° / 330.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 24m / 12.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.45° / -2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.89° / 3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.13° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.