The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 31, 2087
Waning Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
3:11 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2029
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 | 324.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 206.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 29m / -20.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.91° / 2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.25° / -3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.64° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.