The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 31, 2001
Waxing Crescent
41.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.1%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 966
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 | 79.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.4° / 85.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 04m / 7.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.41° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.00° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.80° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| 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.