The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 31, 2120
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
7:36 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2438
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 | 17.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 146.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 02m / -11.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.55° / 0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / 0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.29° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.