The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 31, 2126
First Quarter
50.0% 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
11:38 AM
12:48 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2512
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 75.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 13.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.40° / -1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.53° / 2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.07° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.