The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 24, 2176
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 PM
6:50 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3130
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 | 161.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.8° / 7.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 11m / 25.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.08° / 2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.87° / -2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.79° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.