The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Waning Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 AM
2:52 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 990
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 | 326.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 203.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 24m / -25.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.42° / -2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.63° / 4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.91° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.