The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 29, 2167
Waxing Gibbous
66.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 PM
2:09 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.2%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3019
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 108.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.0° / 61.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 49m / 14.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.40° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.43° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.90° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.