The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 29, 2147
Waning Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
3:42 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 360,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2771
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 | 330.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 201.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 42m / -18.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.06° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.46° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.