The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 31, 2099
Waxing Gibbous
71.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 PM
3:15 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.2%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2178
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 | 114.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 50.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 25.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.10° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.35° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.10° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.