The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 28, 1936
Waxing Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 AM
11:22 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 162
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 | 59.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 99.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 19m / 7.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.53° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.53° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.10° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.