The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, January 31, 1910

Waning Gibbous

66.5% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
–
Highest
46°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
66.5%
Age
20.2 days
Distance
404,300 km
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
-160

Events on this date

  1. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

Exact values

For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun250.88°
Phase angle70.77°
Illuminated fraction66.47%
Altitude / azimuth-11.8° / 272.7°
Right ascension / declination13h 26m / -5.30°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude201.85° / 3.47°
Libration in longitude / latitude-0.37° / -3.76°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-70.76° / -1.45°
Position angle of the axis20.7°
Position angle of the bright limb110.9°
Apparent magnitude-10.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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