The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 28, 1920
First Quarter
50.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 AM
12:49 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.8%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -36
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 | 90.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.9° / 73.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 15.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.24° / 1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.79° / -0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.81° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.