The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 29, 1943
Last Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 AM
1:12 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 248
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 | 274.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 243.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -10.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.94° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.61° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.05° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| 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.