The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 29, 1903
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
7:03 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -246
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 154.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 24m / -10.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.88° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.15° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.