The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 29, 2157
Waning Gibbous
84.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 PM
9:31 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.6%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2895
Events on this date
-
Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 226.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.6° / 293.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 42m / -1.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.35° / -2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.36° / 4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.20° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.