The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 31, 1945
Waning Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 PM
10:45 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 273
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 | 218.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.6° / 293.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 8.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.65° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.89° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.84° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.