The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 31, 2117
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
4:43 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2400
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 179.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 15m / -24.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.46° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.80° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.74° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 50.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.