The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 29, 2097
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 PM
9:13 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2153
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 204.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.3° / 319.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 37m / 13.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.54° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.69° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.12° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.