The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 28, 1986
Waning Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 PM
9:32 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 780
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 | 212.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.8° / 310.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 57m / 11.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.25° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / -4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.37° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.