The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 31, 2121
Waxing Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 PM
6:34 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2450
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.8° / 10.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 32m / 22.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.99° / 1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.01° / -0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.48° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.