The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 29, 2069
First Quarter
47.9% 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
11:22 AM
12:34 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1807
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 | 87.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.1° / 76.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 21m / 15.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.86° / 1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.63° / -0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.47° / 1.50° |
| 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.