The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 31, 2109
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 AM
6:47 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2302
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 | 7.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 157.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -12.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.66° / 2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / -3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.59° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.