The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 24, 2149
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 PM
8:20 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2796
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 | 189.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.6° / 336.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 11m / 17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.86° / 1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / -0.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.12° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.0° |
| 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.