The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 29, 2060
Waning Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 AM
1:55 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1695
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 | 314.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 214.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 34m / -26.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.20° / -3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.06° / 5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.12° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.