The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 29, 2050
First Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:20 AM
12:40 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1572
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 75.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 20m / 15.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.05° / 1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.03° / -1.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.28° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.