The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 31, 2185
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
6:10 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3242
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.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. From Columbus, 19% of the Sun is covered at 8:12 AM.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.3° / 165.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -15.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.75° / 0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.02° / -0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.54° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.