The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 29, 2179
Last Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 AM
11:02 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3167
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.5° / 256.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 07m / -16.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.38° / -3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.29° / 5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.89° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.