The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 7, 2029
Last Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 AM
11:42 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1311
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.5° / 256.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 04m / -12.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.64° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.50° / 7.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.87° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.