The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 31, 2052
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 AM
6:06 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1596
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.5° / 168.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 48m / -13.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.74° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.84° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 151.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.