The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 29, 1908
Waning Crescent
18.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 AM
1:58 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.5%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -185
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 221.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 07m / -20.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.55° / 2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.41° / -2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.05° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.