The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 29, 2021
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 PM
8:36 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1213
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 | 191.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.6° / 334.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 41m / 18.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.37° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.87° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.14° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.