The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 31, 2149
Last Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 AM
11:52 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2796
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 257.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 40m / -10.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.70° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.01° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.12° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.9° |
| 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.