The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 17, 2029
Waxing Crescent
8.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 AM
8:50 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1312
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 129.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 11m / -7.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.14° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.83° / -4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.32° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.