The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 31, 2059
Waning Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 PM
9:34 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1683
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.8° / 309.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 13m / 10.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.25° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.64° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.83° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.