The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 31, 1951
Waning Crescent
38.0% 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
2:14 AM
11:50 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.0%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 347
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 | 284.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.7° / 239.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 26m / -23.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.08° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.93° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.24° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.