The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 31, 2027
Waning Crescent
28.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 AM
12:27 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.8%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1287
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 | 295.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.4° / 230.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 17m / -26.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.93° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.28° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.