The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 31, 2058
First Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:56 AM
12:59 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1671
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 | 93.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 73.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 13.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.17° / -3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.43° / 4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.56° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.