The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 28, 1908
Waning Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 AM
1:13 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- -185
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 234.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 08m / -17.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.39° / 3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.41° / -3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.87° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.