The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 31, 2055
Waxing Crescent
13.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
9:39 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1634
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 118.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 47m / -4.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.99° / -3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.84° / 4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.68° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.