The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 29, 2194
First Quarter
50.4% 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
11:10 AM
12:55 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3353
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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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 | 90.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.9° / 71.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 25m / 19.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.35° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.36° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.72° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.