The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 31, 1931
Waxing Gibbous
92.3% 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
2:54 PM
6:03 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 100
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.3° / 20.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 28.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.86° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.65° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.97° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.8° |
| 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.