The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 29, 2177
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
5:45 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3142
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 170.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 39m / -17.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.56° / 0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / -0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.23° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.