The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 23, 2028
Waning Crescent
7.8% 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
5:52 AM
2:54 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1299
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.5° / 202.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 04m / -26.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.00° / -2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / 4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.68° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.