The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 31, 2180
Waxing Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
10:59 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3180
Events on this date
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 102.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 22m / 6.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.65° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.64° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.89° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.