The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 29, 1964
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 PM
8:25 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 508
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 189.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.6° / 336.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 27m / 18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.40° / 3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / -3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.74° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.