The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 29, 2180
Waxing Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 AM
9:01 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3180
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 | 33.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.5° / 127.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 50m / -2.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.11° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.27° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.25° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.