The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 31, 2049
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 AM
3:55 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1559
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 197.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 10m / -19.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.34° / 2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.55° / -2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.22° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.