The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 15, 2029
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 AM
6:46 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1312
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 155.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 37m / -16.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.35° / 2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.26° / -1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.69° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.