The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 31, 1995
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
7:03 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 892
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.3° / 155.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -9.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.28° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.06° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.