The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 29, 2128
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
3:47 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2536
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,400 km.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 200.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 45m / -18.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.60° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.57° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.65° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.