The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 29, 2156
First Quarter
52.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:21 AM
1:10 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2883
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.9° / 69.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 33m / 19.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.21° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.87° / -4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.33° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.