The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 29, 1962
Waning Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:21 AM
12:23 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 483
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.7° / 250.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 07m / -12.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.68° / 5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.63° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.34° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.