The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 29, 2031
Waxing Crescent
44.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
12:17 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.1%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1337
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 79.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 58m / 14.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.68° / 2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.85° / -2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.07° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.