The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 29, 2059
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 PM
8:40 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1683
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 | 191.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 333.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 42m / 18.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.51° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.09° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.56° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.0° |
| 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.