The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 24, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
81.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 PM
3:51 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.6%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2289
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 129.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.9° / 43.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 18.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.04° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.93° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.40° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.