The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 31, 1943
Waning Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
2:37 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 248
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 | 300.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 218.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 40m / -17.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.95° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.80° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.39° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.