The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 28, 1981
Waning Crescent
45.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 AM
12:16 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 718
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 | 275.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.5° / 252.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 54m / -11.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.45° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.85° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.97° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.