The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 31, 2189
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 PM
7:31 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3291
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 | 171.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 355.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 30m / 23.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.12° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / -4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.81° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.