The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 29, 2039
Waxing Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 AM
11:16 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1436
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 | 62.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.7° / 101.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 0.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.16° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / 7.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.69° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.