The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 24, 2187
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
5:48 PM
7:46 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 356,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3266
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 11:39 AM, is deepest at 12:28 PM and ends at 1:17 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.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.0° / 348.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 28m / 20.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.21° / 1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.97° / -1.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.60° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 342.7° |
| 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.