The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 31, 2187
Last Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 AM
12:03 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3266
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 253.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -11.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.13° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.22° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.57° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.