The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 31, 2137
Waxing Gibbous
74.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 PM
3:47 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.9%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2648
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 119.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.7° / 46.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 27.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.76° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.08° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.66° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.