The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 29, 1942
Waxing Gibbous
92.9% 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
3:37 PM
5:26 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 236
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.6° / 23.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 36m / 18.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.57° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.30° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.87° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.