The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 31, 2179
Waning Crescent
32.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 AM
12:27 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.4%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3167
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 | 290.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.7° / 235.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 00m / -22.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.42° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.95° / 3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.21° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.