The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 5, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
56.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 PM
1:04 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.4%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1299
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 97.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.4° / 72.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 14m / 13.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.15° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.25° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.94° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.