The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 29, 1949
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 AM
6:20 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 323
Events on this date
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 159.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -20.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.17° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.92° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.19° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.