The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 31, 2036
Waxing Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 AM
9:04 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1399
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 126.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 17m / -6.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.43° / -1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / 3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.48° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.