The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 31, 2116
Waning Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 PM
9:15 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2388
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 | 207.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 316.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 45m / 12.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.03° / 4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / -4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.92° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.