The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 31, 2127
Waning Gibbous
86.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:51 PM
9:27 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.6%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2524
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 223.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.6° / 297.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 38m / 1.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.41° / -0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.56° / 2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.31° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.