The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 29, 2141
Last Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 AM
11:05 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2697
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.9° / 254.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 16m / -18.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.90° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.03° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.44° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.