The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 28, 2017
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 AM
6:43 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 387,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1164
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 | 8.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 157.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -14.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.35° / 1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / -1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.68° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.