The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Waning Crescent
31.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 AM
1:02 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.6%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1188
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 238.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 00m / -16.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.30° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.68° / -4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.58° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.