The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 29, 2106
Waning Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 AM
1:17 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2264
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 | 299.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.2° / 229.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 31m / -20.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.20° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.33° / -0.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.90° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.2° |
| 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.