The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 31, 1946
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 AM
4:17 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 285
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 | 342.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 186.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 42m / -23.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.35° / -2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / 3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.04° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.