The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 29, 2174
Waning Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 AM
1:38 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3105
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 | 312.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 214.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 27m / -28.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.83° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.22° / 7.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.60° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.