The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 31, 2054
Waning Crescent
39.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 AM
12:33 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.3%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1621
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 | 282.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.2° / 246.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 34m / -13.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.63° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.48° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.43° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.