The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 31, 1965
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
4:51 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 520
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 178.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 15m / -23.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.85° / -3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.91° / 5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.85° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.