The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 31, 2107
First Quarter
45.2% 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
11:18 AM
12:19 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2277
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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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 | 84.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 79.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 13m / 13.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.46° / -0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.23° / 1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.87° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.