The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 29, 2142
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
8:38 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2710
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 132.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 34m / -3.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.85° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.70° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.