The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 31, 2172
Waxing Crescent
38.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.9%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3081
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 | 76.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 85.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 46m / 10.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.37° / -0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / 1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.25° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.