The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 29, 1947
First Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:39 AM
12:18 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 298
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.1° / 79.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 10.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.22° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.53° / 4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.47° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.