The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 29, 2124
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 PM
6:13 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2487
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,900 km.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.1° / 11.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 21m / 18.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.08° / -3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.20° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.91° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.2° |
| 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.