The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 31, 1928
Waxing Gibbous
71.1% 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
12:58 PM
2:52 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.1%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 63
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 | 114.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.6° / 53.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 15m / 20.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.39° / -1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.45° / 2.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.96° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.