The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 29, 1945
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 PM
9:44 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 273
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 | 195.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.4° / 315.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 55m / 16.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.31° / 3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.03° / -3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.57° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.