The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 31, 2167
Waxing Gibbous
85.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 PM
4:23 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.4%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3019
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 135.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.0° / 36.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 46m / 19.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.70° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.33° / 5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.61° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.