The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 31, 2014
Waxing Crescent
1.2% 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
7:50 AM
7:13 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1127
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 153.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 36m / -9.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.23° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.83° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.25° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.