The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 25, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
77.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 PM
3:47 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.1%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1312
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 122.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.2° / 45.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 26m / 24.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.77° / 3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.63° / -3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.99° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.