The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 29, 2175
First Quarter
53.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:20 AM
1:11 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.0%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3118
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.1° / 69.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 36m / 20.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.00° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.54° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.