The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 29, 1944
Waxing Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 AM
11:49 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 261
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 | 56.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.4° / 97.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 24m / -2.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.69° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.60° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.07° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.