The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 28, 1942
Waxing Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 PM
4:36 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 236
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 | 138.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.4° / 34.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.46° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.21° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.01° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.