The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 31, 1974
First Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 PM
2:22 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 632
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.1° / 59.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 19.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.75° / 3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.52° / -3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.48° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.