The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 29, 1904
Waxing Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 PM
4:33 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -234
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 138.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.5° / 34.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 46m / 18.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.65° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / 7.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.45° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.