The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 28, 1995
Waning Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
3:38 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 891
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 | 329.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.1° / 202.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 35m / -18.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.23° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.10° / -4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.37° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.