The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 20, 1929
Waxing Gibbous
72.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 PM
2:54 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.8%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 75
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 116.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.0° / 53.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 40m / 19.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.17° / -0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / 0.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.94° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.