The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 31, 2166
New Moon
0.0% 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
7:25 AM
6:00 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3006
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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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 | 358.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 168.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 51m / -15.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.82° / 1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.75° / -1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.35° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.