The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 31, 2161
Waxing Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 AM
11:09 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2945
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 | 58.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 100.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 30m / 8.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.12° / 4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.86° / -5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.53° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.