The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 29, 1961
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 PM
6:02 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 471
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
47° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 13.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.14° / -3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / 5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.09° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.