The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 29, 1986
Waning Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 PM
9:57 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 780
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 | 225.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.3° / 297.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 46m / 4.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.79° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / -3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.51° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.