The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 29, 2168
Waning Gibbous
71.7% 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
11:26 PM
10:51 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.7%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3031
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 | 244.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.0° / 280.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 58m / -0.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.58° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.22° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.47° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.