The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 29, 2098
Waning Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
3:04 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2165
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 | 330.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 198.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 49m / -27.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.95° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.45° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.74° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.