The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 21, 2029
Waxing Crescent
39.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.8%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1312
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 84.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 06m / 12.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.96° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.77° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.61° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.