The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 31, 1912
Waxing Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 PM
5:58 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -135
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.3° / 21.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 36m / 28.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.98° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.34° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.78° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.