The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 29, 2107
Waxing Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 AM
11:18 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2277
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 | 60.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 99.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 34m / 5.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.11° / 1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.26° / -1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.20° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.