The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 29, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 PM
6:42 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1547
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 | 164.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.5° / 5.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 43m / 19.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.21° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / 2.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.79° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| 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.