The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 28, 1985
First Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 AM
12:19 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 768
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.6° / 79.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 09m / 11.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.00° / -1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.02° / 3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.02° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.