The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 31, 2053
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 PM
5:05 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1609
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 | 145.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.7° / 27.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 33m / 18.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.79° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.05° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.98° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.8° |
| 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.