The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 15, 2028
Waning Gibbous
82.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 PM
9:56 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.6%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1299
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 229.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 294.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 57m / 2.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.38° / -3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / 5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.38° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.