The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 29, 1966
First Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 AM
12:35 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 533
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.8° / 76.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 25m / 12.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.99° / -2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.98° / 3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.66° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.