The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
77.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 PM
3:57 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.4%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1275
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 | 123.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.5° / 43.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 27.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.09° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.52° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.59° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.