The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 31, 2147
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 AM
6:02 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 356,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2771
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,700 km.
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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 | 358.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 168.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 49m / -15.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.45° / 2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.08° / -2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.85° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 130.6° |
| 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.