The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 31, 1983
Waning Gibbous
88.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 PM
9:47 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.9%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 743
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 | 218.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 304.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / 8.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.97° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.55° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.79° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.