The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 22, 2028
Waning Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 AM
1:59 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1299
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.5° / 213.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 09m / -26.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.68° / -3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.64° / 5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.49° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.