The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 31, 2156
Waxing Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 PM
3:26 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2883
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 116.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.9° / 49.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 20m / 26.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.63° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.96° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.02° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.7° |
| 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.