The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 31, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 PM
5:58 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2920
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,600 km.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.9° / 18.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 58m / 23.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.28° / 0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.13° / 0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.01° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.