The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 29, 1913
Last Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 AM
11:31 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -123
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.0° / 248.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -19.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.03° / -3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.60° / 4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.46° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.