The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 28, 1961
Waxing Gibbous
91.7% 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
3:24 PM
5:15 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 471
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 | 146.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.4° / 25.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 22m / 18.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.28° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.41° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.22° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.