The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 31, 2039
First Quarter
45.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 AM
12:15 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.5%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1436
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 80.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 9.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.35° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.76° / 6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.35° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.