The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 29, 2126
Waxing Crescent
31.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 AM
11:51 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.3%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2512
Events on this date
-
Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
-
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 93.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 03m / 7.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.46° / 0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.12° / -0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.40° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.