The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 29, 2118
First Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
12:47 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2413
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 74.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 18m / 17.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.98° / 3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.17° / -3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.76° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.