The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 29, 2096
Waxing Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 AM
10:48 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2141
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 107.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / -1.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.78° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.95° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.48° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.