The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 24, 2028
Waning Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
3:54 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1299
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 191.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 58m / -24.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.15° / -1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.87° / 3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.86° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.