The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 28, 2022
Waning Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 AM
1:47 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1225
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 | 311.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.9° / 217.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 16m / -24.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.12° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.77° / 3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.53° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.