The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 24, 2111
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 PM
7:23 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2326
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 6:53 PM, is deepest at 8:59 PM and ends at 11:05 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.4° / 352.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 08m / 18.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.10° / -1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.38° / 2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.43° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| 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.