The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 28, 1994
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 PM
8:02 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 879
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 | 195.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.5° / 329.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 8.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.65° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.80° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.79° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 129.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.