The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 14, 2029
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
5:41 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1311
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. From Columbus, 50% of the Sun is covered at 12:32 PM.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 169.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 45m / -20.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.62° / 0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / -0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.12° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.