The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 26, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
85.2% 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
2:02 PM
4:45 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1312
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 134.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.5° / 35.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 23m / 25.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.68° / 1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.96° / -1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.85° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.