The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 28, 1941
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
7:20 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 224
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 | 14.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 149.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 38m / -10.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.34° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / -3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.72° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.