The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 29, 2161
Waxing Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
9:15 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2945
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 123.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 02m / -0.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.39° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.43° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.89° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.