The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 29, 1958
Waxing Gibbous
65.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 PM
2:20 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.7%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 434
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 108.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.9° / 60.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 17.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.49° / -1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.21° / 3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.05° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.