The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 28, 1996
Waxing Gibbous
62.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 PM
1:55 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.2%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 904
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 | 104.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.6° / 64.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 22m / 15.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.08° / -2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.34° / 4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.78° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.