The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 29, 2133
Waning Crescent
34.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 AM
12:35 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.4%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2598
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 288.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 239.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 45m / -18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.18° / 1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / -0.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.07° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.