The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 28, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 PM
6:27 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1312
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 10.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 21m / 21.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.71° / -0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.50° / 1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.59° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.