The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 31, 2047
Waxing Crescent
28.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
11:41 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.0%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1535
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 | 63.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 94.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 49m / 10.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.39° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.19° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.01° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.