The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 AM
4:45 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1126
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 | 342.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 188.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 34m / -16.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.63° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.75° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.37° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.