The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 31, 1957
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
6:55 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 406,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 422
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,700 km.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.5° / 156.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -9.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.44° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.64° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.48° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 226.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.