The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 29, 2158
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
5:13 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2907
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 | 351.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 176.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 16m / -20.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.54° / -0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / 1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.94° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.