The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 28, 1909
First Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 AM
12:40 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -172
Events on this date
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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 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.1° / 76.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 11.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.16° / -3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.83° / 5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.08° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| 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.