The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 29, 2117
Waning Crescent
8.8% 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
5:55 AM
2:40 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2400
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 | 325.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.3° / 202.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 25m / -28.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.54° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.37° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.