The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 24, 2144
Waning Gibbous
79.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 PM
9:53 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.6%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2734
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 | 233.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 287.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 47m / -2.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.80° / -3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.78° / 5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.56° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.5° |
| 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.