The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 31, 1902
Last Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 AM
11:39 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -259
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.9° / 253.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -15.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.66° / 0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.76° / 0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.36° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.