The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 31, 2071
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 AM
6:31 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1832
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 | 4.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.5° / 162.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 11m / -12.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.43° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.43° / -4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.02° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 216.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.