The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 29, 2166
Waning Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 AM
3:49 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3006
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 199.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 52m / -18.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.27° / 4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.13° / -4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.26° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.