The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 31, 2063
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 AM
8:02 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1733
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 139.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -10.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.53° / -0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.76° / 1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.34° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.