The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 29, 2131
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 AM
6:33 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2574
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 158.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -17.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.05° / -2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / 3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.19° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.