The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 29, 2151
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 PM
5:08 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2821
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 29.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 03m / 23.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.79° / 0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.49° / 0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.69° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.