The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 29, 2144
Waning Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 AM
1:17 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2734
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 | 298.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.5° / 231.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 25m / -19.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.67° / 2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.52° / -2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.34° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.