The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 1, 2028
Waxing Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
10:05 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1299
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.1° / 114.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 19m / -7.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.99° / 2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.80° / -2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.60° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| 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.