The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 24, 2146
Waxing Gibbous
90.6% 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
3:14 PM
5:02 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.6%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2759
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 144.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 28.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.03° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.64° / 7.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.82° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.