The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 31, 2060
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
3:57 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1695
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 188.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 36m / -26.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.42° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.02° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.50° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.