The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 29, 1954
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 AM
12:47 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 384
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.2° / 228.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 22m / -25.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.91° / -3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.84° / 5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.99° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.