The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 31, 1949
Waxing Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
8:24 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 323
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 | 28.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 134.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 53m / -11.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.25° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.86° / 5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.81° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.