The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 31, 2040
Waning Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 PM
9:19 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1448
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 | 206.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.9° / 316.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 48m / 13.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.34° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.05° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.