The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 31, 2128
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 AM
6:01 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2536
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 | 358.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 169.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 46m / -14.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.96° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / -3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.03° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 136.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.