The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 28, 1947
Waxing Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 298
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 | 73.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.1° / 91.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 26m / 4.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.76° / -3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.85° / 5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.63° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.