The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 31, 2002
Waning Gibbous
89.0% 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
9:46 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 978
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 | 218.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 304.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 32m / 8.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.25° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.66° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.60° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.