The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 31, 2022
Waning Crescent
0.6% 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
7:38 AM
5:09 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1225
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 | 352.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 174.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -23.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.50° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.38° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.09° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 39.6° |
| 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.