The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 28, 2024
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 PM
9:28 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1250
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 | 212.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 310.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 54m / 10.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.79° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.48° / -3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.79° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.