The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 24, 2160
Waning Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 PM
8:20 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2932
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 | 198.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.1° / 326.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 34m / 10.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.62° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.82° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.38° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.