The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 29, 2191
Waxing Crescent
24.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 AM
11:09 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.7%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3316
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 102.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 36m / 2.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.17° / -1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.81° / 3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.79° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.