The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 31, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 PM
7:02 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1275
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 | 163.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.8° / 4.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 24.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.71° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.18° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.