The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 31, 2008
Waning Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 AM
11:54 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1052
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 | 286.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 237.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 35m / -24.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.46° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.84° / 7.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.46° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.