The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 29, 1917
First Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 AM
12:34 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -73
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.1° / 75.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 05m / 18.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.21° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.20° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.55° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| 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.