The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 29, 2108
Waning Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 PM
8:11 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2289
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,100 km.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.2° / 327.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 48m / 9.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.01° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.16° / 5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.25° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.