The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 24, 2168
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 PM
7:45 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3031
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 11:12 AM, is deepest at 12:11 PM and ends at 1:10 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.6° / 348.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 26m / 20.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.05° / 0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.07° / -0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.19° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.